Record ID: SOM-46F80C
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron axe head of probable Post Medieval to Modern date (c. AD 1600 - 1950). The head is trapezoidal in shape and curves slightly along its length. It expands in width and tapers in thickness from the butt end to the cutting edge. The butt end and the cutting edge are both rounded. It exhibits an oval socket measuring 22.8mm in width. Length: 129mm, Width: 22.8 mm, Thickness: 35.7mm. The axehead is most likely to be a wood working tool dating from c. AD 1600-1950, as it lacks the retangular or triangular lugs on either side of the socket which are common in Roman and medie…
Created on: Tuesday 26th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th August 2021
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Record ID: SOM-5AB947
Object type: LAMP FITTING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy item of uncertain use, probably a candle or lamp holder and of uncertain date, possibly Roman or Medieval. The item appears almost complete and is made of four copper alloy pieces. At one end is a conical socket with an open end and a triangular gap down one side where the triangular sheet piece was rolled into a socket and the edges didn't fully join. It is possible this is a socket to go onto a woodern pole or handle as it does not have the more cylindrical section common on candlesticks but a function as a socket for a candle can't be ruled out. The cone is 18.8mm in d…
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 2015
Last updated: Sunday 7th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Petherton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-DB6186
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bead of probable Medieval or Post-Medieval date. The bead is spherical in shape with flattened top and bottom and a circular central perforation. The exterior of the bead is moulded to produce 10 vertical ribs, which give it a flower or rosette shaped appearance when looked at in plan. The bead is worn with a red-brown patina. It measures 11.3mm in height, 13.7mm in diameter, and weighs 5.16g. Similar beads recorded on the database include: SF-3263F4 and HAMP-9EA7C4.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st December 2015
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Record ID: SOM-0B5343
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver finger ring of uncertain date (c. AD 600 - 1900). The finger ring is formed of a single piece of silver wire joined at the shoulder on one side by soldering. The silver wire has a circular cross-section. The ring exhibits a simple slip-knot with a slightly flattened upper surface as the bezel. The finger ring measures 18.84mm in diameter (16.52mm internal diameter), is 1.14mm thick and weighs 0.75g. Silver wire rings can be difficult to date and may date from the early medieval to modern. This example bears similarities to LANCUM-972281 (2004T255) rings 2 & 3 from the C…
Created on: Tuesday 4th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4E6A9E
Object type: DIE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy die of probable Roman to medieval date (c. AD 43 - 1500). The die is cuboid in shape with the pips drilled in negative relief. The die is not "regular" meaning that the opposite faces do not add up the seven. The die appears to have a six ,five, four, three, two, and a one, however with the six opposite the five, the four opposite the two and the one opposite the three. One corner has been chipped and exhibits a white patina. The rest of the die is green/brown in colour. Such dice have been discovered in contexts ranging in date from Roman to modern times. Roman exam…
Created on: Wednesday 7th October 2015
Last updated: Friday 20th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Glanvilles Wotton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F1C9DB
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object dating from the Roman to Post-Medieval period (c. AD 43-1700). The object comprises a flat top, oval in plan, which narrows to a neck, circular in cross section. This then expands out to a globular body, circular in section, decorated with moulded diagonal twists each separated by an incised groove. This narrows to an iron shank, circular in section, with terminates in a worn break. There is a green patina on the surface as well as some traces of iron corrosion on the ovate top. The object measures 11.41mm in length, 8.45mm in width, 7.12mm in thi…
Created on: Friday 20th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C7B96F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight or possibly spindle whorl. It is circular and has a slightly domed top and bottom and convex sides giving it an oval cross section. There is a oval hole runing through the centre and seven evenly spaced grooves running down the sides. It is 17.8mm in diameter, 8.8mm thick and weights 9.35g, the hole is 6.3 by 5.5mm across. Plain spindle whorls and weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval.
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crewkerne CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-C2D071
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lump of possible copper-alloy metal working waste, broadly sub rectangular in plan with some solidified 'bubbles'. Alternatively, this could be a melted element from a large object such as a vessel.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 10th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burlescombe CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-749FC1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead item formed of two truncated biconical elements attached together, both flat at the top. A median ridge on the exterior is visible, filed down in places. A large circular hole at a slight angle travels through the centre of the object measuring up to 14.9mm in diameter. The surface colour of this object is greyer than white suggesting a relatively recent date, although an earlier date cannot be ruled out entirely.
Created on: Wednesday 4th September 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 4th September 2013
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Record ID: SOM-F14DE4
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy object, possibly a stylus of Roman - Post Medieval date or a toilet implement of similar date. The object is a long point, sub-rectangular in section with rounded corners and tapers evenly and consistantly from one end to the other. The very tip of the point is thinned to a fairly sharp point. The broader end also tapers in thickness to a flattened end the outer edge of which is slightly convex with rounded corners. It is bent over at 45 degrees, about one third of the way from the broad end and has a corroded surface, marking any decoration. It is now 77.4mm long, c.80mm…
Created on: Tuesday 9th September 2014
Last updated: Monday 15th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsdon CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4EDCF6
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Translucent pale blue-green (aqua) glass bead of uncertain date. The bead appears to be oval in plan and oval in section giving a globular shape with slightly flattened top and bottom. There is a circular hole through the centre with a slight chip to one side. Spiralling indented lines are visible on the end and sides where the glass was wound around a pontil to make the bead. The glass indents into the the holes at the end visible from the photo. The hole is 3mm in diameter. The bead is 10mm long and 12mm in diameter. The spiral lines suggest the bead was hand made by winding bu…
Created on: Tuesday 14th July 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 14th July 2015
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Record ID: SOM-9FB093
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight or possibly spindle whorl. It is circular and has a slightly domed top and flat base with a large circular hole running through it. It is 21.4mm in diameter, 5.3mm thick and weights 9.35g, the hole is 10.5mm in diameter. Plain spindle whorls and weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval.
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kerswell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-874C14
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bead of unknown date, possibily Roman. The bead is circular in plan with convex outer side and flatter inner face. It has a dark green patina with areas of bright green corrosion. The bead measure 14.8 mm in diameter, 4.9 mm in thickness and weighs 3.56 g. Copper alloy beads without context are difficult to date. However, this bead was found near mostly Roman artefacts, therefore a Roman dating is possibly.
Created on: Wednesday 25th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Trudoxhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9B17F1
Object type: RIVET
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unknown cast lead object, possibly a hook, peg or rivet; alternatively it could have been used to mend a vessel or change its use. It comprises a sub-circular, slightly convex disc (but not uniformly so), and a shaft extending from the centre of the concave side of the disc. There is a small hole c 2mm in diameter, half way between the base of the shaft and the edge of the disc, and there are traces of another similar hole c 16mm away. The shaft is angled upwards from a line joining the two holes such that it make an internal angle of c 20 degrees with the upper side of the disc. T…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd August 2018
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Record ID: SOM-9D6952
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fifteen cast lead vessel repairs (pot mends). Twelve of them have the characteristic H-shaped section with two irregularly shaped outer sides, one larger than other, joined by a smaller central section. Three of them consists of only one side with a central plug projecting from the rear. Only one of them contains surviving ceramic material in the groove created between the outer sides, but it is too small to date. The lead vessel repairs weigh in total 226.86 g. Pot mends of this form are found in both Roman and Medieval periods, as a common way to repair broken pottery vessels. Th…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2018
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Record ID: SOM-027FA7
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Piece of lead and copper alloy, probably casting waste. The piece is trapezoidal in shape with irregular surfaces. It is mainly composed of lead with a high percentage of copper alloy. it has a grey-brown patina with traces of dark grey lumps mostly on one side of the piece. It measures 63.4 mm in length, 62.0 mm in width, 19.5 mm in thickness and weighs 321 g. The piece may suggest an activity of re-use of materials on the site of the discovery. It was found in association with a large group of lead and copper alloy material of different ages, from the Roman up to Modern Age, t…
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd August 2018
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Record ID: SOM-048FFE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a lead alloy object, possibly the base and attachment for a handle on a large lead-tin (pewter) jug, possibly of Roman date. The piece has a sub-rectangular shape for 65 mm in length and gradually widen from 13.5 mm on the base to 20.5 mm near the top. From this point of maximum width it tapers again for 21 mm in length to a rounded, broken and worn, tip. The base is thinner and turned out at 20 degrees angle, moulded with a raised edge. The lower part of the piece is convex on the front and reaches the maximum thickness of 10.6 mm at the point of maximum width. It is sligh…
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd August 2018
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Record ID: SOM-0818DD
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Piece of lead alloy of unknown date. The piece is sub rectangular in shape with irregular surfaces and has a grey-brown patina all over. It measures 84.9 mm in length, 69.1 mm in width, 38.2 mm in thickness and weighs 1208 g. The object is probably a piece ready for processing and may suggest lead processing activity of unknown date on the site of the discovery. It was found in association with a large group of lead and copper alloy material of different ages, from the Roman up to Modern Age.
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd August 2018
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Record ID: SOM-2F3754
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy unidentified object, possibly a casting waste. The object consists of a central circular body and two lateral bar. It has a convex front and a flat back. The central body has a high dome with a flat tip. It measures 13.3 mm in diameter. Two bar project out from the base of the dome on opposite sides. Both bar measure 5.4 mm in length and 3.9 mm in width. At the outer end of each bar is a circular domed knop that measures 4.9 mm in thickness. The object has a dark grey patina. It measures 32.7 mm in length, 13.4 mm in width, 8.9 in thickness and weighs 6.11 g. …
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th October 2018
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Record ID: SOM-7FE35B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of clear, uncoloured glass dating from either the Roman period or Post-medieval. The fragment is very roughly triangular in shape measuring 41.5mm by 39.4mm by 29.7mm. It is of uneven thickness to a maximum of 2.3mm. The piece is curved, the degree of curvature (i.e. distance from the central part of the convex area to a line joining the furthest extremities) being c7mm. Very small air bubbles can be seen within the glass as well as specks of other material that are mostly very small though one irregular piece measures c6 x 3mm. There are faint striations created during its…
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Stour CP', grid reference and parish protected.